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The OFFICIAL Firewood Hoarder's Club thread!!!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Scotty Overkill, Oct 4, 2013.

  1. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice! Howd you stack the upper tier?
     
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    What is a Bush cord?
     
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    I believe its the same as a face cord or rick which is the same as 1/3 of a cord.
     
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  4. Ontario Firewood Resource

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    Thank you, this was my early days before I had a yard. another 40 of those crates like in the picture behind the ready rack. My buddy calls it the Megatron
     
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    Not the same as a face cord. there are 3 18 inch log face cords in a bush cord, not 4 12 inch log face cords. If someone is selling a face cord of 12 inch and its in rack 4 ft high and 8 ft. long, tell them they have to add in an extra quaarter of a second rack

    This is just a guess, but do they call a face cord as such because it is one fface taken off of a bush cord? Would love to know
     
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  6. Ontario Firewood Resource

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    Since we drink so much Tim Hortons coffee in Canada, I'm trying to make the used cups an unofficial fire starter. There are a few franchises in the US and our Canadian company is now owned by Burger King


     
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  7. Ontario Firewood Resource

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    If you're selling firewood, here's how to use some of your inventory to double your money and make up for all that hard work (and paying for equipment repair and maintenance! @%^&*)

     
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    Most cords here are 3 rows each being 16” deep 4’ high and 8’ long. Or 128 sq feet. A face cord, a Rick or a run is one of those rows or 42 sq feet
     
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    I think you meant 32 sq. ft. Typo?
     
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    No. A 4 x 8 run is 32 by 16 inch or 1.333 feet is 42+ as a cord is 128
     
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    Youre right, my bad. Im thinking face cord is 32sq ft. of "face" area. Coffee hasnt kicked in yet!
     
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    All good Brad you shine in:saw::axe::handshake:
     
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    I think you mean cubic feet and not square feet for volume of a cord.:handshake:
     
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    Split firewood faster! I come across tires lately but I was lucky to get this 30 inch low profile tire

     
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    I climbed! I put the cutoffs and odds and ends to burn in my stove. Each section is 4 ft x 8 ft from shelf tp support beam so each 9 sections have a full bush cord. The shelfing unit is 4 ft wide of course. I dont use it for firewood anymore because I have a yard for my business, I store 55 gallon drums on it now. It holds 72, none on top obviously and they are held in from the wind by old electrical cords tied across the middle
     
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    This one's for all the Ontarians

     
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    Jenga Tower Fire. Light it from the top

     
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    I meant to say 16 inch earlier instead of 18 inch.
     
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    The cord is 4x4x8. 128 cubic feet.
    3 sticks of 16” = 48” or 4 ft.
    4 stick of 12” as mentioned is equal.
    One of them rows 16” x 4’ tall x 8’ wide would be a face cord. Also called rick.

    Your bush cord is larger with 18” sticks 144 cubic ft vs the 128 cubic feet. About 12.5 % larger than a normal cord which I’ve seen also called a bush cord.
    If selling for same prices, you’re giving your customers a good deal!

    One row/stack 4 ft x 8 ft that is 18” long sticks is also a face cord(Rick)
    One row of 12 or 16 or 24 or whatever long that is stacked 4ft tall by 8 ft long is a face cord or rick.

    The length of the sticks doesn’t matter in a face cord. Just that 4x8 ft “face”.

    EDIT
    and I see these answers were already posted by others faster than me. I should have finished reading the thread before posting.

    Well I’m not deleting it, that’s a lot of two fingers typing there for me and I’m not wasting it!


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